As East of England or East Anglia the region will be in England referred to, which is northeast of London extends over a wide area.
Regions
places
- Cambridge has been a university town for more than 700 years. Most of the faculties are housed in the historic college buildings. The uniform cityscape is well preserved.
- Chelmsford
- Colchester is one of the oldest cities in England, based on a settlement from the 5th century BC. Goes back. The road layout, laid out according to a checkerboard pattern, and the city wall date from Roman times. The Norman castle is also worth seeing.
- Ely. The city on the Great Ouse was once on an island in the middle of the marshes and was called "Isle of Eels". The marshes have meanwhile been drained. The cathedral towers over the flat land, visible from afar.
- Great Yarmouth. The seaside resort is located on the North Sea and is split into two areas: the area around the beach promenade and the old town on the River Yare. The town is a good base for exploring the Norfolk Broads.
- Ipswich
- King's Lynn is located at the mouth of the Great Ouse in the bay The Wash (North Sea). Despite some changes (e.g. damage caused by floods), many historical buildings have been preserved. The city was a member of the Hanseatic League in the 17th century, and the trading post has been preserved.
- Norwich. The city has retained its medieval appearance. It is dominated by the cathedral and the Norman castle. The town is a good base for exploring the Norfolk Broads.
- Peterborough. The origins of the city go back to a Roman settlement. The Gothic cathedral with its imposing west facade is particularly worth seeing.
- Southend. The seaside resort is only 80 km from London and is nicknamed "London's East-End-on-Sea". If you like a party atmosphere, this is the right place.
- St Albans is about 35 km north of London in Hertfordshire. In the center of the city is the huge cathedral, just outside the excavations of the Roman settlement.
Other goals
National Park and AONBs (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)
- The approximately 300 km² Norfolk Broads, a network of rivers, lakes and reed areas, which was created, among other things, by peat extraction and is now a national park. Many parts of the Broads are approved for boat tourism.
- Norflok Coast
- Suffolk Coast & Heath
- Dedham Vale (on the border between Suffolk and Essex)
background
The region northeast of London, which is largely identical to the official region, is referred to as East Anglia East of England. The largely flat area is criss-crossed by numerous moors and forests, many of which are protected. Through this and connected to the university and research location Cambridge East Anglia is a focus of global biotechnological research, which is committed not only to research, but also to the protection of nature in the region. Furthermore, a distinctive agricultural economy is a special feature of the region, whose best-known product is the Suffolk sheep are.
Due to the rural orientation of the region, the settlement structure is mainly village-like, which is also popular with the London population as a nearby holiday destination.
language
getting there
By plane
- London Stansted, in north east London. Is served from Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt-Hahn, Hanover and Memmingen, among others.
- Norwich International Airport. Is approached from mainland Europe, e.g. from Amsterdam.
By train
from London
- St Pancras to St Albans and Cambridge
- Liverpool Street Station to Norwich, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea
- King's Cross to Cambridge and Peterborough
other lines
- Fen Line from Cambridge to King's Lynn
- from Stansted Airport to Cambridge, Ely and Peterborough
In the street
By boat
- Hook of Holland - Harwich with Stena Line
- Esbjerg (Denmark) - Harwich with DFDS
By bus
- From Stansted Airport the National Express every 2 hours to Cambridge, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.
By bicycle
NCN 1 Dover to Shetland As the central and longest cycle route in the United Kingdom, it runs almost 2000 km along the English and Scottish routes North Sea coast of Dover as far as Thurso, both coming from the south of Dover via London and coming down the English North Sea coast from the north, is an ideal route to the East Anglia region. From Dover via London / Greenwich coming up Chelmsford the distance is about 270 km, from Chelmsford to Norwich approx. 175 km. GPS track for the Colchester - Dover section of NCN 1 in the Cycle Tour Wiki for Dover - Colchester and for the one leading further north North Sea Cycle Route.
mobility
By bicycle
Various regional routes of the National Cycle Networks guide through the region:
- NCN 11 leads from Harlow North-east of London on a direct route north via Cambridge to King's Lynn.
- NCN 12 leads north of London on the western edge of East Anglia northwards to Boston, crosses the NCN 1 there and then chooses a course closer to the coast than this. It ends in Grimbsy.
- NCN 13 starts in London at Tower Bridge and first runs east along the Thames, then from Tilbury north over Chelmsford and Colchester until after Fakenham, where you can access NCN 1 (North Sea Cycle Route) meets.
- NCN 16 consists of two sections, both of which are largely still in development: The first section is currently (2011) from Stansted after Braintree (here referred to as The Flitch Way) and should continue until Withamwhere the line is connected to NCN 1. The second section connects Basildon With Southend-on-Sea.
Tourist Attractions
- The cathedrals of Ely, Norwich, Peterborough and St. Albans
- The castle ruins of Castle Rising, Framlingham and Orford.
- The villages that got rich from the wool trade, e.g. Lavenham, Long Melford, Kersey or Stoke by Nayland.
Cambridgeshire
- Wicken Fen. A nature reserve consisting of arable land, moorland, marshes and thatched belts. It is one of the few marshes that has not been drained.
Suffolk
- Historic tide mill, at Woodbridge.
- The hamlet of Flatford Mill, where the painter John Constable grew up, was immortalized by him in his paintings and today has changed.
Norfolk
- Sandringham Castle. "Vacation home" of the royal family.
- Ruins of the Cluniac priory Castle Acre Priory
- Blakeney Point headland. With their seal colonies.
activities
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literature
- Peter Sager: East England - Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, DuMont Art Travel Guide, DuMont Buchverlag Cologne, 1990, 591 pages, richly illustrated art travel guide, but the tourist information is outdated
